People are social creatures and the modern Internet reflects that. Technology has made collaboration at a distance possible in new ways that present their own set of challenges. This course will introduce you to the major challenges and opportunities for creating online communities. What does the future hold? Learn how social computing can create collaboration experiences that go beyond what’s possible face to face.
This course is part of the Interaction Design Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Connecting People through Technology
Challenges & Opportunities of Collaboration Online
Crowdsourcing
Reviews
- 5 stars61.03%
- 4 stars24.53%
- 3 stars10.60%
- 2 stars2.95%
- 1 star0.86%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SOCIAL COMPUTING
It is a great class. But I would like to see more examples and related learning material.
Felt a bit light and not necessary, but it was good info still. Took pleasure in it and actually enjoyed the easy homework.
I don't get this course. I don't see what exactly it teaches us. And it's a bit confusing. Still a lot of interesting findings here
Pretty good course. Although I'm not really sure how necessary it was to have it as part of this specialization.
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